Our tax services

At PwC Real Estate tax team, we realize that managing real estate involves more than just the technical aspects of construction. Every transaction, ongoing operational decision, or organizational change impacts your fiscal position. That is why we are ready to work with you to shape and manage your fiscal strategy. Our advice covers the full investment cycle. 

Transaction advice

Whether by asset deal or share deal, real estate transactions often take place in a highly competitive environment within tight time frames. Therefore, multiple task need to be tackled and coordinated among the various teams within a short time period.

The PwC Real Estate Tax team is at your disposal with sound tax structuring experience and tax due diligence know how. Our industry knowledge will feed into your transactions to ensure an effective implementation, whilst sticking closely to content and time guidelines.

Our Dutch team together with our international tax network allows us to provide high-profiled and reliable advice on large portfolio investments, even within ambitious time constraints. In doing so we cooperate closely with our PwC Real Asset advisory team and the experts from PwC Legal.

Our range of services
  1. tax structuring advice for Dutch and outbound real estate transactions structured either as share deal or asset deal
  2. tax due diligences and tax fact books (share deal and asset deal; buy-side and sell-side)
  3. advice in setting up and populating virtual data rooms and support in Q&A processes
  4. advice on and assistance with tax clauses in real estate sale and purchase agreements, cross-border loan agreements and other contracts
  5. post deal integration: assistance with the implementation of the acquired portfolios

Tax advice for real estate funds

A number of tax-related and regulatory issues emerge when setting up real estate fund structure, during the holding period and at exit. These issues request a holistic approach with respect to the investors’ requirements, the choice of the fund vehicle and the particular target investment. For each of these tasks, we closely team up with PwC Real Estate Assets advisory, PwC Legal and Assurance.

Our range of services
  1. tax-related optimization of domestic, cross-border and multinational fund structures at initiation
  2. ongoing tax advice (for example, anticipating to changing tax regulations)
  3. tax advice in relation to inbound and outbound transactions
  4. tax advice for distressed real estate funds and liquidation of property funds
  5. tax-related restructuring of real estate funds
  6. review of target funds from a tax (incl. CFC) and regulatory point of view
  7. tax or regulatory advice for institutional investors

Ongoing tax consulting

During the holding period of a real estate investment or during developments, a number of tax-related tasks need to be considered, such as tax compliance or tax audits. This is covered by our service delivery as well. Moreover, restructuring needs and refinancing project attract tax implications during the holdings period, where we are providing advice.

Our range of services
  1. tax declarations, tax accounting and annual financial statements
  2. support in tax audits
  3. monitoring of real property tax and real estate transfer tax
  4. valuation of real estate for tax purposes
  5. tax optimization for real estate portfolios
  6. tax-related optimization of refinancing structures

Contact us

Brian Adams

Brian Adams

Partner, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)65 328 91 18

Jeroen Elink Schuurman

Jeroen Elink Schuurman

Global Real Estate Tax Leader, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)65 398 48 10

Koniwin Domen

Koniwin Domen

Partner Real Estate Advisory & Valuations, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)65 183 49 81

Matthijs Vogel

Matthijs Vogel

Partner, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)61 351 50 55

Richard van der Linden

Richard van der Linden

Partner, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)62 782 58 07

Sanne Janssen

Sanne Janssen

Tax Partner, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)63 017 69 95

Serge de Lange

Serge de Lange

Industry Leader Real Estate and Tax Partner, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)65 368 66 60

Tanja van de Lagemaat

Partner, PwC Netherlands

Tel: +31 (0)61 088 18 20

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